At the weekend I did a sponsored walk with the band to raise some much needed Centenary Funds, and whilst on the walk between Helsby and Frodsham; I took my trusty EOS Rebel and turned my walk into a nature walk!  The following was captured towards the end…and whilst I can’t stand wasps!  I have all the time in the world for the humble bumble bees!

Simply a beautiful thing to behold, and I was lucky enough to capture the following shot too!

Perhaps more pictures another day, as I did take some of the Flora too!

Well, I don’t suppose you remember the last time ducks visited my place of work..?  We had chicks!! Anyways - It turns out the ducks are back, only this time, we have two pairs of Mallards!  Trouble is, a foreigner has come over this time to cause a bit of trouble and strife!

As you can see, he is quite the character, he is VERY boystrous and fancies himself as a “ducks” duck!  Strutting his stuff, and picking fights with the male Mallards (at nearly twice his size) just to prove he’s got some balls courage!  I’ve decided to call him Clint Eastwood, he looks like a Clint don’t you think?

Despite his impressive displays the female duck in the background is having none of it, and quite frankly looks like she has seen it all before….perhaps this is an ex?  Who knows!

For those not in the know about ducks, Clint here is a Mandarin Duck, which is basically a fancy wood duck, and apparently now an endangered species! Albeit one of least concern; it get’s it’s name from it’s popularity in Asia, in China it is known as the Yin-Yan and is associated with love, affection and fidelity…

…From the way our Clint is behaving -”Infidelity” would be closer to the bill!